Archives for July 2007
Porn lawyer emerges as issue in County Exec race
Published on 27 Jul 2007 at 8:53 pm.
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By Wally Edge – PoliticsNJ.com Tags: Dennis Levinson, Jim McGettigan, Eric Bernstein, Atlantic County Sheriff James McGettigan says GOP County Executive Dennis Levinson showed poor judgment when he used taxpayer funds to hire a lawyer for works for harcore pornography websites to serve as a labor attorney.
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North Plainfield residents oppose age-restricted housing
Published on 27 Jul 2007 at 6:28 am.
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Group aims to impose limits on building BY CATHY BUGMAN Star-Ledger Staff The North Plainfield Planning Board’s approval this week of a controversial plan to build an age-restricted development on the site of the old Villa Maria Home for the Aged property is fueling a grassroots movement seeking to empower residents to control the fate [...]
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4 parks chiefs offer to resign
Published on 27 Jul 2007 at 6:22 am.
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By MARTIN C. BRICKETTO Staff Writer Courier News BRIDGEWATER — More than half of the Somerset County Park Commission’s seven-person governing board offered to resign Thursday following weeks of criticism of the commission’s management practices.
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Park panel generates a political storm
Published on 23 Jul 2007 at 7:34 am.
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Did freeholders ignore issue or scapegoat commission? BY JOE TYRRELL Star-Ledger Staff Harsh criticism of the Somerset County Park Commission’s management and finances has not eroded its control over golf courses and open space, but the criticism could reshape the political landscape.
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Sex Ed for Kindergarteners ‘Right Thing to Do,’ Says Obama
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 7:30 am.
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ABCNews.com ABC News’ Teddy Davis and Lindsey Ellerson Report: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Planned Parenthood Tuesday that sex education for kindergarteners, as long as it is “age-appropriate,” is “the right thing to do.”
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Developer looking to rezone his townhomes
Published on 13 Jul 2007 at 6:40 am.
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Wants age restrictions cut in Flemington BY JOHN HOLL Star-Ledger Staff Citing a downturn in the real es tate market, the owner of a Fle mington property zoned for senior living is asking the borough for a change.
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North Plainfield needs to keep businesses it attracts
Published on 9 Jul 2007 at 6:39 am.
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Courier News Opinion Recently Mayor Janice Allen, Councilman Frank Stabile and Business Administrator David Hollod spoke about future projects for North Plainfield. This interview was printed in a local paper and gave the impression that things are going well here.
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North Plainfield man held in beating death of fellow resident
Published on 9 Jul 2007 at 6:37 am.
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Courier News By HENRY ROSOFF Staff Writer NORTH PLAINFIELD — A 23-year-old borough man has been charged in the beating death Saturday of another man at the Cypress Gardens apartment complex on Route 22, authorities said.
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Green Brook officials focus on parks, business growth
Published on 6 Jul 2007 at 6:45 pm.
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Courier News By KARA L. RICHARDSON Staff Writer Green Brook’s growth spurt is over, but its township officials are still expanding programs and services to accommodate its larger community.
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More Laws Passed Requiring Flags to Be Made in U.S.A.
Published on 4 Jul 2007 at 7:47 am.
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Fox News ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — What’s red, white and blue — and made in China? A move is on in state legislatures to ensure that the flags folks will be flying and buying this Independence Day were made on this fruited plain.
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